2018 Warner Bros Movie Preview

Last Updated on August 3, 2021

2017 was a banner year for Warner Bros with WONDER WOMAN and IT becoming massive box office hits, helping the studio end up with a domestic gross total of $2.034 billion. While BLADE RUNNER 2049 and JUSTICE LEAGUE may not have ended up the blockbusters that WB was anticipating, they certainly will pave the way for the new year. 2018 will feature a ton of movies ranging from TOMB RAIDER and READY PLAYER ONE to AQUAMAN. Maybe this will be the year that the studio gives Disney a run for their money.

Check out the full preview of Warner Bros’ 2018 release schedule below.

AQUAMAN (December 21st)

Following the events of JUSTICE LEAGUE, Arthur Curry, the reluctant ruler of the underwater kingdom of Atlantis, is caught between surface dwellers that are always polluting the globe and his own people who are ready to invade the surface. He must balance both the nations and deal with new enemies from within the kingdom while learning more about his heritage.

Starring Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Patrick Wilson, Willem Dafoe, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Temuera Morrison, Dolph Lundgren, and Nicole Kidman. Directed by James Wan.

FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIMES OF GRINDELWALD (November 16th)

At the end of the first film, the powerful dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald was captured by MACUSA (Magical Congress of the United States of America), with the help of Newt Scamander. But, making good on his threat, Grindelwald escaped custody and has set about gathering followers, most unsuspecting of his true agenda: to raise pure-blood wizards up to rule over all non-magical beings. In an effort to thwart Grindelwald’s plans, Albus Dumbledore enlists his former student Newt Scamander, who agrees to help, unaware of the dangers that lie ahead. Lines are drawn as love and loyalty are tested, even among the truest friends and family, in an increasingly divided wizarding world.

Starring Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, Ezra Miller, Johnny Depp, Jude Law, Zoë Kravitz, Callum Turner, and Claudia Kim.. Directed by David Yates.

MOWGLI (October 19th)

The story follows the upbringing of the human child Mowgli raised by a wolf pack in the jungles of India. As he learns the often-harsh rules of the jungle, under the tutelage of a bear named Baloo and a panther named Bagheera, Mowgli becomes accepted by the animals of the jungle as one of their own. All but one: the fearsome tiger Shere Khan. But there may be greater dangers lurking in the jungle, as Mowgli comes face to face with his human origins.

Starring Rohan Chand, Matthew Rhys, and Freida Pinto, with motion capture performances from Andy Serkis, Christian Bale, Benedict Cumberbatch, Tom Hollander, and Cate Blanchett. Directed by Andy Serkis.

A STAR IS BORN (October 5th)

A movie star helps a young singer and actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.

Starring Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, Sam Elliott, Andrew Dice Clay and Dave Chappelle. Directed by Bradley Cooper.

THE MEG (August 10th)

A former Naval captain and expert diver Jonas Taylor is recruited for a deep-sea mission to rescue Chinese scientists under attack from the 70-foot white shark Carcharodon megalodon.

Starring Jason Statham, Jessica McNamee, Li Bingbing, Winston Chao, Ruby Rose, Rainn Wilson, Cliff Curtis, and Robert Taylor.. Directed by Jon Turteltaub.

TEEN TITANS GO! TO THE MOVIES (July 13th)

It seems to the Teens that all the major superheroes out there are starring in their own movies—everyone but the Teen Titans, that is! But de facto leader Robin is determined to remedy the situation, and be seen as a star instead of a sidekick. If only they could get the hottest Hollywood film director to notice them. With a few madcap ideas and a song in their heart, the Teen Titans head to Tinsel Town, certain to pull off their dream. But when the group is radically misdirected by a seriously super villain and his maniacal plan to take over the Earth, things really go awry. The team finds their friendship and their fighting spirit failing, putting the very fate of the Teen Titans themselves on the line!

Starring the voices of Scott Menville, Hynden Walch, Greg Cipes, Khary Payton, and Tara Strong with Will Arnett and Kristen Bell. Directed by Aaron Horvath and Peter Rida Michail.

THE NUN (July 13th)

In 1952 at the Cârța Monastery in Romania, a nun, a priest and a novitiate investigate the mysterious death of a nun..

Starring Taissa Farmiga, Demián Bichir, Charlotte Hope, Ingrid Bisu, Jonas Bloquet, and Bonnie Aarons. Directed by Corin Hardy.

TAG (June 15th)

A small group of former classmates organize an elaborate, annual game of tag that requires some to travel all over the country.

Starring Ed Helms, Jeremy Renner, Hannibal Burress, Jake Johnson, Annabelle Wallis, Jon Hamm, Rashida Jones, Isla Fisher, and Brian Dennehy. Directed by Jeff Tomsic.

OCEAN’S 8 (June 8th)

Danny Ocean’s estranged sister, Debbie, attempts to pull off the heist of the century at New York City’s star-studded annual Met Gala. Her first stop is to assemble the perfect crew: Lou, Rose, Nine Ball, Tammy, Amita, and Constance.

Starring Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Olivia Munn, Helena Bonham-Carter, Sara Paulson, Dakota Fanning, Anne Hathaway, Matt Damon, Mindy Kaling, Rihanna, and Damian Lewis. Directed by Gary Ross.

RAMPAGE (April 20th)

Based on the classic 1980s video game. Primatologist Davis Okoye, a man who keeps people at a distance, shares an unshakable bond with George, the extraordinarily intelligent, albino silverback gorilla who has been in his care most of its life. But a mysterious genetic experiment mutates this once gentle ape into a raging creature of enormous size. To make matters worse, it’s soon discovered that a wolf (Ralph) and crocodile (Lizzie) have gone under similar changes. As these newly created apex predators battle each other for supremacy and tear across North America, destroying everything in their path, Okoye teams with a discredited genetic engineer to secure an antidote, fight his way through the ever-changing battlefield, and not only to halt a global catastrophe, but to save the fearsome beast that was once his friend.[

Starring Dwayne Johnson, Naomie Harris, Malin Åkerman, Joe Manganiello, Jake Lacy, Marley Shelton, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Directed by Brad Peyton.

READY PLAYER ONE (March 30th)

When the creator of a virtual reality world called the OASIS dies, he releases a video in which he challenges all OASIS users to find his Easter Egg, which will give the finder his fortune. Wade Watts finds the first clue and starts a race for the Egg..

Starring Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn, T. J. Miller, Simon Pegg, and Mark Rylance.. Directed by Steven Spielberg.

TOMB RAIDER (March 16th)

Lara Croft, the fiercely independent daughter of a missing adventurer, must push herself beyond her limits when she finds herself on the island where her father disappeared..

Starring Alicia Vikander, Dominic West, Walton Goggins, Daniel Wu, Nick Frost and Kristin Scott Thomas.. Directed by Roar Uthaug.

THE 15:17 TO PARIS (February 9th)

Three Americans face a terrorist attack aboard a train bound for Paris and featuring the real life heroes playing themselves.

Starring Jenna Fischer, Judy Greer, Lillian Solange Beaudoin,Spencer Stone, Anthony Sadler, and Alek Skarlatos. Directed by Clint Eastwood.

12 STRONG (January 19th)

The story of the first Special Forces team deployed to Afghanistan after 9/11; under the leadership of a new captain, the team must work with an Afghan warlord to take down the Taliban..

Starring Chris Hemsworth, Michael Shannon, Michael Peña, Navid Negahban, Trevante Rhodes, Geoff Stults, Thad Luckinbill, William Fichtner, and Rob Riggle. Directed by Nicolai Fuglsig.

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